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  • David Holdhusen ’96

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    Gustavus Alumni

    David Holdhusen ’96, Director of Choral Activities and Associate Professor at the University of South Dakota, was awarded the Encore Award by the South Dakota Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association. This award is given to a choral director working in South Dakota in recognition of excellence and achievement in the field of choral…

  • Dick Bubllitz ’54

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    Erin Wilken

    Dick Bubllitz’s ’54 company, FIBRENEW-WeFixLeather, is a member of the Woodland Hills-Tarzana Chamber of Commerce and Bublitz ’54 is on the Board of Directors & V.P. Marketing. Dick was named 2013 Member of the Year’ for this 700 member organization. In an annual Daily News ‘READERS BEST CHOICE’ Award voting, FIBRENEW-WeFixLeather won in the Upholstery Services…

  • Noah Rouen ’97 Named TwinWest’s 2013 Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year

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    Erin Wilken

    Minneapolis, MN- Noah Rouen ’97, founder and president of The Rouen Group was honored with the TwinWest’s Chamber of Commerce 2013 Emerging Entrepreneur Award. In a room full of entrepreneurs and business professionals, Rouen was chosen out of three finalists as the 2013 award winner. In giving Rouen the award, TwinWest Chamber President Brad Meir…

  • James Elvestrom ’92

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    Erin Wilken

    James Elvestrom, CFP®, FIC, LUTCF, of Minnetonka was one of 11 financial representatives recently inducted into the prestigious Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Hall of Fame. Elvestrom is a wealth advisor for the Central Minnesota Region of Thrivent Financial. The Hall of Fame is one of the highest honors Thrivent Financial gives to members of its…

  • Mark Rodgers ’78

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    Megan Myhre

    Mark Rodgers ’78 was named Attorney of the Year! Learn more about this phenomenal honor online at http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/bemidji-lawyers-named-attorneys-year

  • Richard Bublitz ’54

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    Erin Wilken

    On January 19th at the annual Installation of the Board of Directors, Woodland Hills-Tarzana Chamber of Commerce, Dick Bublitz ’54 will be awarded, ‘Member of the Year’. Dick has served as Ambassador in 2011, Chair, Marketing/PR Committee 2012, and will serve as Marketing VP and Board of Directors in 2013. Dick has lived in Woodland Hills, CA…

  • Angela Agan Claney ’99

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    Erin Wilken

    (PRESS RELEASE) – Berry Companies, Inc. has named Angela Claney General Manager of KC Bobcat. Ms. Claney joins KC Bobcat from the North Texas Division of Berry Companies, Inc. She replaces Steve Meadows, who has accepted the position of Vice President of Bobcat Operations. Ms Claney has over 11 years of experience in construction equipment…

  • Scott Wright ’88

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    Erin Wilken

    Hall of Fame Honor – Scott Wright ’88 was inducted into the Horace Mann Insurance Company Hall of Fame in June 2012 at its national sales conference in Paris, France. He was accompanied by his family, daughters Chloe and Caitlin Wright, and is pictured here with his wife Cara Price Wright ’90, Steve Cardinal, EVP…

  • Bob Wieman ’47

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    Megan Myhre

    On May 5, 2012, Bob Wieman’s children gave him a 90th birthday party–it was a smash–75 guests.  Among many good things that happened, Bob was given a CITY OF ST PAUL PROCLAMATION  by Mayor Christopher Coleman.

  • Carly Eichhorst ’02

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    Erin Wilken

    University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs   Carly Eichhorst ’02, a resident of St. Paul, is completing a year as a Policy Fellow at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She was one of 35 individuals selected for the 2011-2012 program, which will conclude next month. Eichhorst has worked exclusively…